You might be right, but I also suspect that soccer is less popular among the children of immigrants than it is among the immigrants themselves. Let’s face it ... one of the things that makes soccer so appealing around the world is that it’s so cheap to play it. Once immigrants get here and they find their way into the American middle class, I think their kids end up with many of the same interests as their American-born peers.
But as more American players, like Clint Dempsey get big paydays in Europe, the sport will become more attractive to Americans, who realize there’s money to be made.....and there are a heck of a lot more professional soccer teams around the globe than for any sport.